I came from a family that loved what they did every day, and they never stopped. — Julie Wainwright Copy Share Image
Why are people so obsessed with Pets.com? We shut it down and returned money to shareholders. Besides, there were plenty of other dot-com failures… — Julie Wainwright Copy Share Image
Failure is ultimately very liberating. Once you come out the other side of it, you just might have faced one of your biggest fears… — Julie Wainwright Copy Share Image
I thought to myself, 'What can I do that Amazon can't replicate?' I wanted to do something Amazon couldn't do, and something that I… — Julie Wainwright Copy Share Image
Some people will be quite happy you have failed and will find a way to tell you so directly and indirectly. Yep, that is… — Julie Wainwright Copy Share Image
The truth is, Silicon Valley doesn't like people who are older, and they're not that much of a friend of the woman. I certainly… — Julie Wainwright Copy Share Image
When I started in e-commerce, there was not a lot of clutter because there were not a lot of companies. Nowadays, you have to… — Julie Wainwright Copy Share Image
Investors do not like losing money. They do not like companies that fail. They do not like entrepreneurs that fail. There is not a… — Julie Wainwright Copy Share Image
I had never created my own business before. I had always been the gun to hire... But I had to finally say, nobody is… — Julie Wainwright Copy Share Image
I'm happy to buy something that was previously owned, as long as I can get it conveniently. — Julie Wainwright Copy Share Image
The reason we went into jewelry was we were trying to cater to our consigner base, who was saying, 'Can you sell this for… — Julie Wainwright Copy Share Image
That is the beauty of doing something when you're older. It doesn't matter what anyone else says because you're not doing it to build… — Julie Wainwright Copy Share Image
You tend to do deals with people you have an affinity with, especially at the beginning. — Julie Wainwright Copy Share Image
I always had a deep respect for people who started businesses, but now I cherish them. There's a lot of anxiety and blood, sweat,… — Julie Wainwright Copy Share Image
If you get a no, your best bet is to find out why. The more concrete your business gets, the more you'll get yeses. — Julie Wainwright Copy Share Image
